Ok let's go by your logic and apply it to something closer to what we're dealing with. If you take just about any standard issue assault rifle and body armor from 1957 and compare it to the standard issue for 2015. The older gear can definitely get the job done but the current gear is specifically designed to perform better given the current conditions and circumstances. It may look nice and in certain aspects it may even out perform the current standards in certain areas but does it make it better overall? Not in the slightest. I'm not saying it's all positive what they're doing I'm just saying it's not all bad either.